NEWS
10:56 PM - Cole Beaudoin (Uta) scored twice and added an assist in OHL Barrie's 4-1 win over Ottawa in Game 5 on Saturday.
7:43 PM - Frederik Andersen (Car) made 22 saves Saturday in a 2-0 win over Ottawa in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round.
7:30 PM - Jackson Blake (Car) had two assists in a 2-0 win against the Senators in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Saturday.
7:16 PM - Logan Stankoven (Car) delivered a goal and assist in a 2-0 win over Ottawa in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Saturday.
7:02 PM - Taylor Hall (Car) had a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over Ottawa in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Saturday.
6:50 PM - Linus Ullmark (Ott) made 27 saves in Saturday's 2-0 loss against the Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round.
6:12 PM - Artem Zub (Ott) sustained an undisclosed injury during Game 1 against Carolina on Saturday, but head coach Travis Green didn't have an update on his status after the game, per Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal.
5:40 PM - Roger McQueen (Ana) signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ducks on Saturday.
5:22 PM - Jake Oettinger (Dal) will protect the home net in Game 1 against Minnesota on Saturday, Sam Nestler of DLLS Sports reports.
5:05 PM - Cole Koepke (Wpg) signed a two-year, $2.9 million contract extension with the Jets on Saturday.
4:54 PM - Brayden Yager (Wpg) was assigned to AHL Manitoba on Saturday.
4:50 PM - Brad Lambert (Wpg) was loaned to AHL Manitoba on Saturday.
4:43 PM - Quinn Hughes (Min) (illness) will play in Game 1 against the Stars, per Mark Lazerus of The Athletic.
4:23 PM - Miro Heiskanen (Dal) (lower body) will play in Game 1 against Minnesota on Saturday, according to Sam Nestler of DLLS Sports.
4:08 PM - Nazem Kadri (Col) (finger) is expected to play in Game 1 against the Kings on Sunday, per DNVR Avalanche.
3:48 PM - Lukas Dostal (Ana) will defend the road net against Edmonton on Monday in Game 1, Eric Stephens of The Athletic reports.
3:40 PM - Dylan Guenther (Uta) (undisclosed) will play in Sunday's road matchup against the Golden Knights, per Cole Bagley.
2:32 PM - Jeff Malott (LA) (undisclosed) will be an option for Game 1 against Colorado on Sunday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.
2:30 PM - Alex Turcotte (LA) (undisclosed) has been cleared to play ahead of Sunday's road clash against the Avalanche, per Zach Dooley.
2:28 PM - Andrei Kuzmenko (LA) (knee) is expected to be activated from injured reserve ahead of Game 1 against Colorado on Sunday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.
2:11 PM - Gabriel Landeskog (Col) (rest) will play in Sunday's home clash against the Kings, per Evan Rawal.
2:04 PM - Martin Necas (Col) (rest) is slated to play in Game 1 against the Kings on Sunday, per Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.
2:03 PM - Nathan MacKinnon (Col) (undisclosed) will return to the lineup for Game 1 versus Los Angeles on Sunday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
1:10 PM - Ben Kraws (Dal) was recalled on an emergency basis from AHL Texas on Saturday.
12:54 PM - Pheonix Copley (LA) was recalled from AHL Ontario on Saturday.
12:51 PM - Frederik Andersen (Car) will protect the home goal versus Ottawa in Game 1 on Saturday, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.
12:38 PM - Victor Hedman (TB) (personal) has resumed skating and is back with his teammates, but it's unclear when he will be ready to return to the lineup, according to Pierre LeBrun of TSN on Saturday.
12:16 PM - Linus Ullmark (Ott) will patrol the road crease in Carolina in Game 1 on Saturday, Julian McKenzie of The Athletic reports.
12:10 PM - Tyler Kleven (Ott) (upper body) won't play in Game 1 against Carolina on Saturday, Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News reports.
12:03 PM - Alex Lyon (Buf) (lower body) pronounced himself healthy and will be ready to play whenever he is called upon, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Saturday.
11:59 AM - Stuart Skinner (Pit) will patrol the home crease against Philadelphia on Saturday in Game 1, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.
11:35 AM - Mattias Samuelsson (Buf) (rest) participated in Saturday's practice ahead of Buffalo's playoff opener against Boston on Sunday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
11:33 AM - Jason Zucker (Buf) (rest) will be back in action for Game 1 on Sunday versus Boston, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
11:30 AM - Rasmus Dahlin (Buf) (rest) participated in Saturday's practice ahead of his playoff debut against Boston on Sunday in Game 1, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
11:29 AM - Ryan McLeod (Buf) (rest) was at practice Saturday and will return to action for Game 1 versus Boston on Sunday, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
11:25 AM - Tage Thompson (Buf) (rest) will return to the lineup for Game 1 versus Boston on Sunday, Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports.
10:45 AM - Zach Bogosian (Min) (lower body) is expected to return to the lineup against Dallas on Saturday in Game 1, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
9:46 AM - Dan Vladar (Phi) will defend the road cage in Pittsburgh for Game 1 on Saturday, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.
10:23 PM - Xavier Bourgault (Ott) scored twice and added an assist in AHL Belleville's 6-4 win over Syracuse on Friday.
4:58 PM - Ty Mueller (Van) was reassigned to AHL Abbotsford on Friday.
4:55 PM - Kirill Kudryavtsev (Van) was sent to AHL Abbotsford on Friday.
4:52 PM - Leevi Merilainen (Ott) was called up by Ottawa on Friday.
4:34 PM - Tristan Luneau (Ana) was reassigned to AHL San Diego on Friday.
4:18 PM - William Karlsson (VGK) (lower body) isn't expected to participate in the 2026 postseason unless Vegas manages a long playoff run, general manager Kelly McCrimmon said Friday, per Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
4:11 PM - Jared McCann (Sea) underwent a procedure Thursday for his lower-body injury, per Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network.
3:23 PM - Connor Murphy (Edm) notched an assist, two shots on goal, five PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Canucks.
3:21 PM - Darnell Nurse (Edm) notched an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Canucks.
3:20 PM - Jesper Wallstedt (Min) is expected to start on the road against Dallas for Game 1 on Saturday, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.
3:19 PM - Zach Hyman (Edm) logged an assist and three hits in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Canucks.
2:59 PM - Victor Ostman (Sea) was sent to AHL Coachella Valley on Friday.
2:58 PM - Nikke Kokko (Sea) was sent down to AHL Coachella Valley on Friday.
2:54 PM - Jani Nyman (Sea) was reassigned to the minors Friday.
2:36 PM - Daniil Prokhorov (NYI) was reassigned to AHL Bridgeport on Friday.
2:35 PM - Evan Bouchard (Edm) notched three assists, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Canucks.
2:33 PM - Josh Samanski (Edm) scored a goal on one shot, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Canucks.
2:33 PM - Martin Pospisil (Cgy) will join Slovakia for the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports Friday.
2:30 PM - Ty Mueller (Van) scored a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 6-1 loss to the Oilers.
2:28 PM - John Marino (Uta) posted an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Blues.
2:27 PM - Michael Pezzetta (Tor) was placed on waivers by Toronto on Friday, per PuckPedia.
2:27 PM - MacKenzie Weegar (Uta) recorded two assists and two PIM in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Blues.
2:25 PM - Kailer Yamamoto (Uta) scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Blues.
2:23 PM - Michael Carcone (Uta) scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Blues.
2:22 PM - Lawson Crouse (Uta) scored a goal on two shots, added four hits and went minus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Blues.
2:19 PM - Jack Finley (StL) had just two assists over 22 games to close out the 2025-26 regular season.
2:18 PM - Devin Cooley (Cgy) (illness) plans to represent Team USA at the 2026 World Championship, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports Friday.
2:17 PM - Logan Mailloux (StL) scored a goal on two shots and went plus-3 in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.
2:15 PM - Pavel Buchnevich (StL) scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.
1:52 PM - Roman Kantserov (Chi) scored the game-winning goal in Metallurg Magnitgorsk's 4-3 overtime win Friday in Game 5 versus Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the second round of the KHL playoffs.
12:21 PM - Dennis Hildeby (Tor) was reassigned to AHL Toronto on Friday.
12:07 PM - Matt Villalta (Uta) was summoned from AHL Tucson on Friday.
12:05 PM - Daniil But (Uta) was recalled from AHL Tucson on Friday.
11:59 AM - Calvin Pickard (Edm) was called up from AHL Bakersfield on an emergency basis Friday.
11:55 AM - Igor Chernyshov (SJ) was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Friday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.
11:53 AM - Luca Cagnoni (SJ) was sent to AHL San Jose on Friday, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
11:48 AM - Christian Dvorak (Phi) (undisclosed) returned to practice Friday, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
11:45 AM - Owen Tippett (Phi) (rest) participated in Friday's practice session, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
11:44 AM - Ryan McDonagh (TB) (rest) was at practice Friday and will suit up for Game 1 versus Montreal on Sunday, according to Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.
11:41 AM - Jake Guentzel (TB) (rest) was at practice Friday and will be in the lineup for Game 1 versus Montreal on Sunday, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.
11:41 AM - J.J. Moser (TB) (rest) participated in Friday's practice session, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
11:38 AM - Anthony Cirelli (TB) (rest) returned to practice Friday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
11:37 AM - Brayden Point (TB) (rest) practiced on the first line Friday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
11:18 AM - Rory Kerins (Cgy) was assigned to AHL Calgary on Friday.
11:16 AM - Arsenii Sergeev (Cgy) was sent to AHL Calgary on Friday.
11:14 AM - Aydar Suniev (Cgy) was reassigned to AHL Calgary on Friday.
11:11 AM - Alexandre Carrier (Mtl) (upper body) participated in Friday's practice session on the second defensive pairing, Marc Antoine Godin of Radio-Canada reports.
11:10 AM - Nils Lundkvist (Dal) inked a two-year, $3.5 million contract extension with Dallas on Friday.
11:04 AM - Logan Stankoven (Car) (illness) participated in Friday's practice session, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
10:52 AM - Aleksei Kolosov (Phi) was summoned from AHL Lehigh Valley on Friday.
10:49 AM - Carson Bjarnason (Phi) was loaned to AHL Lehigh Valley on Friday.
9:53 AM - Jacob Quillan (Tor) will end the 2025-26 campaign playing for AHL Toronto, the team announced Friday.
9:51 AM - Clayton Keller (Uta) notched two assists in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Blues.
9:50 AM - Ryan Tverberg (Tor) was reassigned to AHL Toronto on Friday.
9:48 AM - Vitek Vanecek (Uta) stopped nine of 10 shots in the third period Thursday after replacing Karel Vejmelka, taking the loss as the Mammoth fell 5-3 to the Blues.
9:48 AM - Luke Haymes (Tor) was returned to AHL Toronto on Friday.
9:44 AM - Karel Vejmelka (Uta) gave up three goals on 18 shots before being replaced by Vitek Vanecek to begin the third period of Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Blues.
9:44 AM - Easton Cowan (Tor) was demoted to AHL Toronto on Friday.
9:40 AM - William Villeneuve (Tor) was returned to AHL Toronto on Friday.
9:35 AM - Dylan Holloway (StL) picked up two assists in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.
9:31 AM - Robert Thomas (StL) scored three goals in Thursday's 5-3 win over Utah.
9:27 AM - Joel Hofer (StL) made 20 saves in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Mammoth.
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